Cato Institute - The Western European Union As NATO's Successor
Advocates US disengagement and the WEU taking over NATO's defensive role in Europe. Article by Barbara Conry, September 1995.

Columbia Encyclopedia - Western European Union
Short article from the Sixth Edition, 2001.

CSDR - The Role of WEU in the New European Security
1996 paper by WEU Deputy Secretary General Horst Holthoff. Published by the Centre for Strategic Decision Research.

NATO Handbook - Western European Union
Overview of the WEU's history and development, placing it in the context of other multilateral organisations such as NATO and the EU.

Western European Union (WEU)
Security and defense alliance involving states throughout Europe.

Wikipedia - Western European Union
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article provides a brief history and some information about the member states.